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Diabetes & Endocrinology
FDA Approval
FDA Approves Dapagliflozin for Reducing Heart Failure Hospitalization Risk and Improving Glycemic Control in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
FDA approves a diabetes drug that also helps protect the heart.
The FDA has approved dapagliflozin to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and estab…
A new diabetes drug now helps lower blood sugar while also reducing the risk of heart failure hospitalization for adults with heart disease …
FDA
Apr 9, 2026
Diabetes & Endocrinology
FDA Approval
FDA Approves Dapagliflozin Tablets (dapagliflozin) for Heart Failure Risk Reduction and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
FDA approves a diabetes drug that also helps lower the risk of heart failure.
The FDA has approved dapagliflozin tablets to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes and establ…
A new diabetes pill now helps lower blood sugar and reduces the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes.
FDA
Apr 9, 2026
Diabetes & Endocrinology
FDA Approval
FDA Approves Dapagliflozin for Heart Failure Risk Reduction and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
FDA approves a diabetes drug that also helps protect the heart from failure.
The FDA has approved dapagliflozin to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes and established ca…
FDA approves a diabetes pill that lowers blood sugar and reduces heart failure hospitalization for adults with type 2 diabetes and heart ris…
FDA
Apr 9, 2026
Diabetes & Endocrinology
FDA Approval
FDA Approves Dapagliflozin Tablets (dapagliflozin) to Reduce Heart Failure Hospitalization Risk in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
FDA approves a diabetes drug that also helps protect the heart.
The FDA has approved dapagliflozin tablets to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus a…
A new diabetes drug now protects the heart by lowering hospitalization risks for adults with type 2 diabetes and existing heart disease.
FDA
Apr 9, 2026
Diabetes & Endocrinology
RCT
BP variability and pulse pressure associated with cognitive decline in type 2 diabetes patients
Blood pressure swings linked to thinking problems in people with type 2 diabetes
A secondary analysis of 9,586 patients with type 2 diabetes from the ADVANCE trial found that higher blood pressure variability and baseline…
For people with type 2 diabetes, big swings in blood pressure are linked to a higher risk of memory and thinking problems down the road.
Apr 8, 2026
Diabetes & Endocrinology
RCT
Oral quadruple therapy reduces HbA more than metformin uptitration in type 2 diabetes on triple therapy
When three diabetes pills aren't enough, does adding a fourth help more than increasing metformin?
A 24-week, multicenter RCT in 193 adults with type 2 diabetes (HbA 7.0-9.0%) on triple oral therapy compared adding a fourth oral agent vers…
When three diabetes pills fail to control blood sugar, adding a fourth medication lowered HbA1c better than simply increasing the metformin …
Apr 8, 2026
Nutrition & Obesity Medicine
Meta-analysis
GLP-1RAs reduce MACE risk in Asian and White adults with diabetes or overweight
Do heart benefits from diabetes drugs work equally well across different races?
A meta-analysis of 74,703 adults with type 2 diabetes or overweight/obesity found GLP-1RAs reduced MACE risk versus placebo. The reduction w…
Diabetes drugs protect hearts in Asian and White adults, but the benefit for Black adults remains unclear due to small study numbers.
Apr 8, 2026
Physical Medicine & Rehab
RCT
Resistance and interval training plus berry extract did not alter muscle AGEs in older adults
Exercise and berries did not change AGE levels in muscle tissue of older adults.
A 12-week RCT in 41 healthy adults aged 55-70 found that supervised resistance and high-intensity interval training, preceded by 30 days of …
Exercise and berry supplements did not lower advanced glycation end-products in the muscle tissue of healthy older adults in this study.
Apr 8, 2026
Diabetes & Endocrinology
RCT
Subgroup analysis finds tirzepatide superior to dulaglutide for HbA1c and weight in type 2 diabetes
For people struggling with diabetes on dulaglutide, could switching drugs help?
This subgroup analysis of a phase IV RCT examined adults with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on dulaglutide. Switching to tirzepati…
Switching from dulaglutide to tirzepatide led to greater drops in blood sugar and body weight for adults with type 2 diabetes after 40 weeks…
Apr 8, 2026
Diabetes & Endocrinology
RCT
Tadalafil reduces some plasma neurodegeneration biomarkers in type 2 diabetes patients
Small study finds tadalafil may lower some Alzheimer's biomarkers in diabetes patients
A post-hoc analysis of a 6-week RCT in 15 individuals with type 2 diabetes found tadalafil reduced plasma amyloid-β 40, amyloid-β 42, and gl…
A small study suggests tadalafil lowers certain Alzheimer's-related blood markers in people with type 2 diabetes, though it did not change o…
Apr 8, 2026
Diabetes & Endocrinology
RCT
Posterior slab cast shows higher healing rate than total contact cast for diabetic foot ulcers in single-center RCT
Posterior slab cast may heal diabetic foot ulcers faster than total contact cast in small trial.
A single-center, open-label RCT of 99 adults with Type 2 diabetes and plantar diabetic foot ulcers compared posterior slab cast (PSC) to tot…
A new cast type helped more diabetic foot wounds heal in six months compared to the standard method in a small trial.
Apr 8, 2026
Diabetes & Endocrinology
GLP-1 receptor agonists associated with lower respiratory sequelae risk in case report analysis
Could diabetes drugs help protect lungs? A new analysis of patient stories suggests a link.
An analysis of 136 single-patient case reports from PubMed Open Access found that GLP-1 receptor agonist users had a lower risk of respirato…
Diabetes drugs linked to lower risk of serious lung problems in a new look at patient stories.
medRxiv
Apr 8, 2026